Pal Joey
Broadhurst Theatre
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Opening Night: January 3, 1952
Closing Night: April 18, 1953
Music: Richard Rodgers
Lyrics: Lorenz Hart
Book: John O'Hara
Nightclub singer Joey Evans ditches his girlfriend Linda for a socialite named Vera Simpson. However, when blackmail enters the picture, Vera opts out and Joey runs to New York.
MUSICAL NUMBERS
ACT ONE
You Mustn’t Kick It Around…………………..Joey Evans,
Gladys Bumps,
Boys, Girls
I Could Write A Book…………Joey Evans, Linda English
Chicago…………………………………………………Girls
That Terrific Rainbow……………..Gladys Bumps, Victor,
Boys, Girls
What Is A Man?……………………………..Vera Simpson
Happy Hunting Horn……..Joey Evans, Norma, Robert,
George, Buzz, Boys, Girls
Bewitched, Bothered, Bewildered………..Vera Simpson
Pal Joey…………………………………………Joey Evans
Joey Looks Into the Future……………………..Company
ACT TWO
The Flower Garden of My Heart………………The Tenor,
Gladys Bumps,
George Martin,
Boys, Girls
Zip…………………………………………….Melba Snyder
Plant You Now, Dig You Later…….Gladys Bumps, Boys,
Girls
In Our Little Den (of Iniquity)……………….Joey Evans,
Vera Simpson
A Dance Rehearsal……………………………..Boys, Girls
Do It the Hard Way…………………………….Joey Evans
Take Him……………………Linda English, Vera Simpson
Bewitched, Bothered, Bewildered
(Reprise)……………………………………..Vera Simpson
I Could Write A Book (Reprise)…………………Company
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
Harold Lang Joey Evans
Vivienne Segal Vera Simpson
Helen Gallagher Gladys Bumps
Lionel Stander Ludlow Lowell
Harry Asmus Dancer
Eleanor Boleyn Sandra
Dancer
Lewis Bolyard Louis
(The Tenor)
Bonnie Brae Dancer
Hank Brunjes Dancer
Phyllis Dorne Mickey
Dancer
Eleanor Fairchild Dancer
Robert Fortier Victor
Jean Goodall Dancer
Clarke Gordon Stage Manager
T. J. Halligan Commissioner O’Brien
Peter Holmes Dancer
Patty Ann Jackson Dancer
Lynn Joelson Dottie
Dancer
Helene Keller Dancer
Frances Krell Diane
Dancer
Ray Kyle Dancer
Ina Learner Janet
Dancer
Ethel Martin Fraser
Dancer
George Martin Waiter
Dancer
June McCain Dancer
Buzz Miller Dancer
David Neuman Dancer
Barbara Nichols Valerie
Pat Northrop Linda English
Gloria O’Malley Francine
Dancer
Gordon Peters Ernest
Barry Ryan Delivery Boy
Stanley Simmons Dancer
Elaine Stritch Melba Snyder
Thelma Tadlock Amarilla
Dancer
Rita Tanno Adele
Dancer
Norma Thornton Dancer
George Vosburgh Dancer
Janyce Ann Wagner Agnes
Dancer
Jack Waldron Mike Spears
Helen Wood Kid
Understudies: Reed Allyn (Ernest/Commissioner O’Brien), Bob Fosse (Joey Evans)
REPLACEMENTS
Reed Allyn Stage Manager
Aleen Buchanan Dancer
Rita Charise Dancer
Jean Goodall Sandra
Jean Harris Dancer
Helene Keller Dolores
Cherie Fay Kelly Dancer
3/2/1953 – 4/18/1953
John Kheun Delivery Boy
Mary Martinet Dancer
Betty O’Neil Melba Snyder
Nina Starkey Dancer
Carol Stevens Ensemble
Norma Thornton Kid
Nancy Walker Gladys Bumps
